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In 2021, 65.5% of the population born overseas in the City of Knox, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Knox's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Knox's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Knox - born overseas20212016Change
LanguageNumber%City of Knox - Total populationNumber%City of Knox - Total population2016 to 2021
Mandarin9,05017.27.26,65914.35.2+2,391
Cantonese4,3038.23.53,6897.93.1+614
Sinhalese2,3094.41.71,8163.91.3+493
Hindi1,2602.40.91,1402.40.9+120
Tamil1,2172.30.99472.00.7+270
Persian (excluding Dari)9241.80.75941.30.5+330
Vietnamese8761.70.87961.70.8+80
Punjabi8221.60.76051.30.5+217
Arabic8211.60.77891.70.7+32
Gujarati7351.40.65471.20.4+188
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Knox - born overseas20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Knox - Total populationNumber%City of Knox - Total population2016 to 2021
Speaks English only17,64633.667.917,10936.871.0+537
Non-English total34,43365.528.729,20762.825.2+5,226
Not stated4770.93.32270.53.8+250
Total people52,556100.0100.046,543100.0100.0+6,013
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born overseas in the City of Knox in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Knox shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 33.6% of the population born overseas spoke English only, and 65.5%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 67.9% and 28.7% respectively for the total population in the City of Knox.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born overseas, other than English, in the City of Knox was Mandarin, with 17.2% of the population, or 9,050 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born overseas in the City of Knox and the total population in the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Mandarin at home (17.2% compared to 7.2%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Cantonese at home (8.2% compared to 3.5%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Sinhalese at home (4.4% compared to 1.7%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (2.4% compared to 0.9%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born overseas who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 5,226 or 17.9%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 537 or 3.1%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Knox between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Mandarin (+2,391 persons)
  • Cantonese (+614 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+493 persons)
  • Persian (excluding Dari) (+330 persons)

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